NGC 4066 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 04m 09.4s[1] |
Declination | 20° 20′ 53″[1] |
Redshift | 0.024567[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 7365 km/s[1] |
Distance | 340 Mly (105 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | NGC 4065 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.95[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E[1] |
Size | ~150,000 ly (47 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 1.2[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG +04-29-008, PGC 038161, UGC 07051[1] |
NGC 4066 is an elliptical galaxy located 340 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices.[3] The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 27, 1785.[4] NGC 4066 is a member of the NGC 4065 Group.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
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